By the Spring. Olbia
Біля джерела. Ольвія
Ataian's diploma painting from the Kyiv State Art Institute, set at the ancient Greek site of Olbia on the Black Sea coast. The museum also holds some twenty preparatory studies and drawings for it, making it one of her most thoroughly documented works.
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